| Sunderland | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Jack Kirby | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Harry Shaw | LB | George Collin | ||
| RH | Sandy McNab | RH | Jack Nicholas | ||
| CH | Jock McDougall | CH | Jack Barker | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Eric Keen | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Sammy Crooks | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Duncan Hutchison | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Jack Bowers | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Peter Ramage | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Dally Duncan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | George Jobey | ||||